The ban on commercial evictions has been extended to 25 March next year to support businesses facing financial hardship due to the ongoing lockdown limitations
The Big Four firm is set to invest $12bn (£8.5bn) worldwide with $1.2bn (£854m) in the UK to create jobs over the next five years focusing on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and tech
Premier League clubs generated £4.5bn of revenue during the 2019/20 financial year, according to analysis from Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, a decline of 13% compared to 2018/19 (£5.2bn)
The prime minister has delayed the ending of lockdown measures for four weeks due to concerns over the spread of the Delta variant of covid-19, but confirmed that weddings can go ahead
HMRC has confirmed the information required for companies that have missed the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and still want to make claims until the scheme ends on 30 September 2021
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) have merged to create the Value Reporting Foundation
Deal activity in the UK accelerated at the start of the year as lockdown restrictions eased, with private equity and corporate acquisitions recording their strongest ever quarter of growth in Q1 2021
The level of inward investment in the UK has remained relatively strong during the pandemic with the country ranked second in Europe, finds EY research
The government has announced plans to merge three bodies into a new workers’ watchdog to take over responsibility for tackling modern slavery and enforcing the minimum wage, to protect the rights of UK workers
The number of company directors disqualified by the Insolvency Service fell by 24% in the last year, from 1,280 the year before to 972 in 2020/21, says UHY Hacker Young
In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner promotions at Deloitte, Wilson Wright and Dechert, director promotions at Smith & Williamson, Alvarez & Marsal and cyber security expert for PKF Francis Clark, plus CIMA chief